Combination bookcase, chair, and cot.



M. KAAIALII.

COMBINATION BOOKCASi-I, cum, AND cor.

APPLICATION FILED OCTJZ. I917. v 1,286,648. Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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To al levko m it may concern: f a Be .itknownthat I, MITCHELL KAAIALII, a

citizen of "the United States, residing at Honolulu, in. the. county of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combination Bookcases, Chairs, and Cots, of-which the fol= lowing is a specification. 1

This invention comprehends the provision of an article of furniturein the nature-of a combination book case, chair and cot,

wherein the parts are so connected and arranged as to-permit the sameto readily assume a position for sitting purposes, or .be extended to allow the occupant to rest comfortably in a lying position 1 In carrying out the invention I provid a means for causing; an adjustment of said parts for the above mentioned purposes, which means is disposed; inconvenient reach can be easily; and quickly converted gfrom a chair into a c'otyor vice versa, without necessitating the user moving from the device. Other; important objects of the invention will appear as the nature of the same is better understood from the following description. taken 7 in connection with the accompa nyiing drawings,'the1invention residing in the' construction, combination T and arrangement of parts as claimed.

V. In the drawings forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicatesimilar parts in the several views and w-herein F- i Figure 1 shows a 'front'ielevation of the device in the form of a chair.

I Fig. 2 is aside: elevation of the same.

Fig-31 is a central longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 4t is a side elevation showing thev parts adjusted tov form a cot.

Before entering into a detailed description of what is herein shown I desire to have it understood that the same is merely illustrative of one embodiment of theinvention, to which I do not limit myself, and that such changes as desired may be resorted to that fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Referring more particularly to the drawcase which as shown in this particular instance is substantially of rectangular formation including a bottom 10, parallel side walls 11, a top 13 and supporting legs 14. The book case is open at one end and pro- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 3,1918, Application filed October 12, 917. Serial No. 196,231.

13 constitutes the bottom of a chair, including a leg rest16 which is pivotally connected totheforward end of the seat13, a foot rest 17 projecting at right angles from the foremost extremity of the leg rest 16 and rigidly secured to the latter, and a back 18 which is pivotally connected to the opposite end of the seat 13. The component parts of the chair proper maybe constructed in any suitable manner and from any suitable materlal, and may be padded if so desired, the one essential feature however residing in the fact that these parts are of uniform width. These parts are normally disposed in their proper relative positions defining a chair, but are capable of assuming the positions be readily converted into a cot. I

For this purpose I preferablyima'ke use of a bell crank lever including a relatively short branch 19 and a relatively long branch illustrated in Fig. 4:, whereby the chair can 7 ,ZD tI- e lever being fulcrumed upon one slde of the bookcase A at "the point ofpivotally connected with its associated parts.-

The shaft 21 providing the fulcrum for the bell crank lever described, extends trans verselythrough the bookcase A projecting: beyond the opposite side thereof, and provides a fulcrum for a smilar -lever at the. opposlte side of the bookcase, except that i thislever indicated at 23 is provided with branches of approxima-telyequal lengths,

by reasonof which fact'it is manifest that the adjustment of the component parts of the chalr is accomplished from one side of the device by means of; the manipulating branch 20 of the first described lever. The

branch 2 1 of the bell crank lever 23. is however connected to'the legfrest 16 by means of the link 25, the opposite extremities of the latterbeing pivotally connected with its associated parts; Substantially L-shaped plates are pivotally mounted upon the bolt 26 providing the pivotal connection between the seat 13 0f the chair and the back 18 of the latter, these plates being disposed at opposite sides of the chair and having one branch of each plate indicated'at 27 permanently secured to the adjacent longitudinal edge of the back 18,- while the other branches 28 braid plates are connected to the remaining branches of the,,respectivef bell crank levers through the instrumen tality of the links 29. These-links are pivotallyconnected with their associated parts into their normal positions.

as shown. v 'The'normal position of the parts is that shown in Figsal and23inwhic-h'position" the article of furniture defines a combination'chair and book case; it being manifest that any number of books may be conveniently disposed within the case A. In this position of parts the operating branch 20 of one of the belljcrank levers is inclined rearwardly terminating in close proximity to the back 18, where it is in convenient reach of the occupant of the chair, so that the component parts-of the latter can be readily and easily adjusted to assume the position illustrated "in Fig. 4, which arrangement of parts definesa cotwithout requiring the occupant to leave the chair.

To accomplish this end itis only necessary to move the operating branch 20 in a forward direction, which causes the'bell crank lever of which this branch forms a part,

torock' upon its fulcrum 21f During this; movement of'the bellcrank'lever, the links 22 and 25raregmoved forwardly and iipwardly carrying with the same theleg rest 16 toa position in horizontal alinemefnt; with the-=s eat13 of the chair. "Simultaneously with this adjustment of the leg rest, the

links 29 are moved in a vertical direction,

and by 'reason of their pivotal connection" with the branch 28 of the said L-shaped plates carried by the-back'of the chair 18 the said back is rocked 'upon its pivot until it assumes a position in horizontal alinement with both theseat l3 and the leg rest 16. As abovestated' when the parts are so arranged a sultable' cot or bed is'provided' to allow the' occupant to rest comfortably (topics of this patentmay'be obtained for five cents eaeh byiiaddre' ssing. .the i ifl c oziimisii oner o1 lat e'n'te in a lying position. When it is desired to convert the article-of furniture from abed l6 will be lowered andthe back 18 elevated If desired a connecting element 80 and the spring "31 maybe employed: to assist the parts to re turnto normal position. It Wlll .be noted that the .operatingl'branch 2O of -the bell crank lever whendn eithr of its adjusted positions, disposed in convenientreach of the occupant of the device,"s 0"that the adnecessary for the 'occupant'to leave the chair orcot as thecase may; be. The device in lts entirety-1s very simple in construction, durable, and one easilymanipulated for the pur- I r 1 v 65 s'etjextremity,;ai'-link providing a connection 5 between said ofi'set extremity of each lever and thead a'cent extension-projecting for wardly fromsaid back, whereby said back 'is caused to assume a horizontal position 4 I upon movement'of the lever n one-direction, r and an arm: having pivotal connection Y with said lever and with the foot rest; whereby thfelatter i's'elevated to aho'rizontal position simultaneously "with the lowering of the back to a horizontal position, and'ifa spring having connection with the seat portion and with the foot rest, to assist said parts in assuming "their normal position 1 upon movement'ofthe lever 111a reverse direct on-' Intestimony whereof I affix myflsi'gnature.

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